Geyer will escape a ban by pleading guilty, while Burns is facing a one-match suspension.

Gallen will now be available for the round seven match against Wests Tigers, with the backrower to miss games against St George Illawarra, South Sydney and Penrith.

The suspension comes just a week after prop Ben Ross was rubbed out for seven games for striking Manly half Matt Orford, and with the Sharks already missing four others, including in-form forward Reece Williams and Brett Seymour (both knee), to injury.

Despite branding the incident as "stupid", Sharks coach Ricky Stuart on Tuesday said he had never considered stripping the captaincy away from the inspirational forward.

"Certainly, I wouldn't take the captaincy off Paul for this, no," Stuart told Sydney radio 2KY.

"I've got a bloke that is very passionate and emotional about the job and there's no way that I would take it off him.

"It's just something he has to learn from.

"I'm disappointed, but disappointed for the players. We got off to a good start and now we've got six players sitting on the sideline and two players are there because of their own stupid actions."